Spring
2011
College of the Redwoods Program Review Committee Executive Summary Adopted November 6, 2009 Mission Statement The College of the Redwoods’ Program Review Committee leads and facilitates authentic assessment as it relates to student success and planning at the institution for all subject and service areas. The committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews that provide the strong foundation upon which College of the Redwoods develops, identifies, states and documents quality improvement plans and goals including providing the direction of prioritization of funding, and support needs as organized under the strategic planning objectives. Objective: To provide an evaluative Executive Summary of this program’s review for authors, the Integrated Planning Committees, and the District. Program Review Subject/Service Area: _Real Estate Program Review Authors: ___Mike Peterson _____________________________________________________ Summary and Recommendations: Additional Comments: 1. Program strengths:
Curriculum is current
Retention rates are normal
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Enrollment is down by about 50% over last two years
No full time faculty
Success rates approximately 20% lower than most programs
No learning outcomes
3. Commendations
& Recommendations:
Revise curriculum to not-for-credit courses
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Self funded program – should move to community
education
RED FLAG
Labor market data is not currently being tracked for this
program
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
No SLOs/PLOs
This is not a program (does not offer a degree or certificate)
there are SLO’s associated with individual courses, but no
PLO’s
7. Student Success/Achievement/Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
Success rate is good for courses, but 15 – 20% lower than
other programs
Enrollment is down
College-level English and Math skills are especially critical for
this program. According to the data, even English 1A ready
students have a 41% success rate (statistic may be skewed due
to low enrollment)
PRC Recommendation: 1) All programs would benefit from a formalized, institution-led follow-up system/tracking
of our graduates. 2) Clarification/development of process from grant funded programs/positions to district funding.
3) District-wide plan for technology and equipment maintenance and replacement.
Process: Completed Executive Summary forms will be sent to program review authors. PRC will forward Executive Summaries to the appropriate integrated planning committees.